Director/PDMR Shareholding

Barclays PLC
07 October 2005


                                                                  7 October 2005

   Director/PDMR shareholding: Disclosure Rules 3.1.4R(1)(a) and 3.1.4R(1)(b)

The Company was notified on 6 October 2005 by the Administrators of the Dividend
Reinvestment Plan (the 'Plan') that on 3 October 2005 the following directors/
Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility (PDMRs) (or their connected
persons) had received ordinary shares in the Company under the Plan for the half
year ended 30 June 2005 at a price of 584.19p per share. The number of shares
received, together with their total beneficial interests following the
allotments are as follows:

Director/PDMR                No. of shares received        Beneficial Interest
MW Barrett                                    4,641                    302,264
Sir Richard Broadbent                            46                      6,068
SG Russell                                       38                     16,180
S Dawson                                         32                      7,822

The Company was also notified on 7 October 2005 by the Administrators of a
Personal Equity Plan (the 'PEP') that on 6 October 2005 the following directors/
Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility (PDMRs) (or their connected
persons) had received ordinary shares in the Company under the PEP for the half
year ended 30 June 2005 at a price of 566.5p per share. The number of shares
received, together with their total beneficial interests following the
allotments are as follows:

Director/PDMR              No. of shares received          Beneficial Interest
SG Russell                                     41                       16,221

In addition to these transactions, the trustees of all the Barclays Group
employees' benefit trusts hold a total of 147,622,580 ordinary shares in
Barclays PLC. Matthew W Barrett, Chairman, and the executive directors of
Barclays PLC are amongst the potential beneficiaries under these trusts and are
therefore regarded for Companies Act purposes as being interested in the
Barclays PLC ordinary shares held in them.


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